‘Loving father’ ID’d as spectator killed in hammer throw accident while attending son’s high school track meet at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
A “loving father” attending his son’s track meet has been identified as the spectator accidentally killed by a hammer at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs on Sunday. Wade Langston, 57, was fatally struck by a hammer during a track and field meet held at the Mountain Lion Fieldhouse campus for high school students across Colorado,
Spectator Killed During Weight Throw Event at Indoor Track and Field Meet
The university was hosting a series of indoor track and field meets at the Mountain Lion Fieldhouse. The meets were scheduled for December 15, January 26, and February 16, with the final event being the UCCS United High School Indoor State Championship. Officials say the accident occurred around 9:30 a.m. during the Jan. 26 meeting.
Man killed by flying weight during Colorado Springs track meet ID’d as 57-year-old father
The man killed by a flying weight thrown off-course during a Sunday high school track-and-field meet in Colorado Springs was a 57-year-old father there to watch his son compete, El Paso County coroner officials said.
Man killed by stray weight at Colorado track and field meet remembered as dedicated husband, dad
A spectator killed by an errant weight in a hammer throw event at a youth track and field meet was a dedicated father and husband with a great sense of humor, relatives said. The accident Sunday at the Colorado United Track Club meet at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs killed Wade Langston,
Teen Athlete's Dad Is Killed Trying to Protect Family from Errant Hammer Throw at High School Track Meet
Family and friends are mourning the death of a man who was hit by an errant weight at his son's high school athletic event in Colorado.
Coroner identifies spectator killed in weight throw accident at UCCS fieldhouse
Wade Langston was in the audience of the meet when he was struck and killed by a weight during the track and field event.
Spectator killed in hammer throw accident at Colorado high school track meet: Officials
A Colorado man was killed Sunday during a high school track meet after a hammer thrown by an athlete accidentally struck him.
Coroner’s office identifies parent killed in Colo. Springs weight throwing accident
On Monday, Jan. 27, the El Paso County coroner's office confirmed 57-year-old Wade Langston was the man killed in a tragic
Spectator killed by hammer weight thrown at high school track meet in Colorado
A man was accidentally killed at a high school track and field meet in Colorado when a hammer weight thrown by a competitor cleared barriers and struck him, officials confirmed.
Spectator killed after hammer-throw accident at track and field meet
The father of a Colorado United Track Club athlete was killed Sunday after a throwing hammer hurled by a high school athlete cleared the indoor meet’s protective barriers and flew into the crowd. The
Colorado spectator killed in hammer throw accident at high school track meet
A spectator at a Colorado high school track and field meet was killed after a hammer thrown by an athlete accidentally flew into the crowd and struck the man.
Family of man who died at UCCS fieldhouse issues statement
On Monday, Jan. 27, the El Paso County Coroner’s Office identified the man who died at a high school club sports meet at the ...
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Athletics spectator dies in Colorado after being hit by a weight throw
Wade Langston, the father of an athlete competing at a track and field meeting at the University of Colorado Springs, died ...